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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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